A Commitment to Professional Learning

We will transform our approach to professional learning from a top-down model to one that honors and harnesses our educators' collective wisdom. We will provide venues across disciplines and buildings for professionals to collaborate, explore, and innovate in order to sustain their continual growth and support the intended outcomes of this plan.

The power and beauty of teaching is rooted in the relationship between student and teacher. The best teachers learn with and from their students. They constantly adjust and adapt their practice to foster deeper connections and understanding. They remain connected to and cognizant of the community and the greater world. As we prepare the next generation for success, we must create a system and an environment that ensures the growth and development of our teachers. This requires time and resources, communication and collaboration, and a culture that values personal reflection, individuality, and innovation. Above all, it requires trust. The future is not cookie-cutter classrooms; it's laboratories of learning, guided by professionals empowered to model the qualities and skills we want to see in our students.

• Develop a coordinated professional learning plan that includes more collaboration (e.g. to reflect, to inquire, to research, to implement, to evaluate, to determine implications for future practice) and is more educator-directed
• Embed professional learning opportunities during the school day
• Build the capacity of educator-leaders
• Revise the professional learning calendar and its scheduling
• Provide opportunities for educators and parents and guardians to learn together to ensure positive outcomes for each student

• A professional learning calendar that makes more effective collaboration possible
• Professional learning opportunities provided
• Professional Learning Community (PLC) rubrics
• Protocols for embedded professional learning and peer review
• Teacher satisfaction surveys (and self-reflections if shared)
• Opportunities provided for educators and parents and guardians to learn together

• Strong professional growth results
• High educator engagement and trust
• High student achievement and well-being data